one day, i'm gonna drive this to vegas. [ male announcer ] hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through april 30th. >>> welcome back. well, finding a decent paying, steady job in these tough economic times with the national unemployment rate at close to 10% is not an easy task. but it is even tougher according to the numbers for teenagers who are looking for work this summer. right now the teen unemployment rate is 26%. the economy is so rough that jobs in retail, construction, hospitality that would normally go to people maybe home from college are now going to adults. cnbc's personal finance expert carmen wong ulrich is here. thanks for joining us. every year when i was in college i worked at sears. that's how i paid for my books and other things to offset expenses. now, obviously, you know adults need the money. when you look at it, you've got teenager, college kids, they've been hit hard. >> they really need the money. if you broaden out the age range from 60 14 to 24 the unemployme rate is near 60%. as an